Egg-beater.



0. C. SMITH.

EGG HEATER APPLICATION HLED APR-25; I914.

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To (112 whom it may concern: 1

Be it known. that I, OLIVER C. SMITH, a

citizen of the United-States, residing at Gin-1 cinnati, in the county ofHamilton and State of Ohio, have invented 'certain new and useful Improvements. in Egg-Beaters, of which the following is a specification, reference being-had to the accompanying drawings;

This invention relates to: combined egg beaters and cream whippers.

The objectpf the invent'on is toprovide A further object of the invention is to provide such an article in which the employment of gears is eliminated, thus to prevent noise, andin which the parts are so assembled that there will be no possibility of their working loose from long continued use, and whereby, further, no lost motion will result. I

With the above and other ob ects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of a combined egg beater and cream whipper as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed. I

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference designate corresponding parts: Figure 1 is a view in side elevation, partly in section, of an egg beater constructed in accordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation, the bottom portion of the frame being" broken away; Fig. 3 is a sectional detail view through a part of the device, and Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of'the lower portion of the frame omitted in Fig. 2.

The frame or handle of the machine is constructed from a length of stiff wire, and is bent to provide a hand-hold 1, a shank'2 and a head 3, the latter being of approximately triangular form, and has its base member inset at 4: whereby to prevent contact between the bottom of the dish and the s ficaioa of Letters Patent.

idly secured upon the shank are two brackets opposite that to which it is attached tothe shank with a bearing 7 and 8, respectively,

shaft 9, which projects at'its upper end' above the bracket5, and which at its-lower end is provided with a pintle' 10to engage a seat; in the inset portion 4 of the base. Se

cured to the shaft 9 above the bracket 5 are Simmer @FMCE? v ratenteaJa c, 1915 .App1icationfi1edApri125,1914. 'seriainass iaoe, r

- beater shaft, when the article is in use. Rigand in these two'bearingsis journaled a" two disks 11 and 12, and arranged between these and mounted upon the shaft is a fric tion wheel 13, preferably of rubber. I Mount ed upon the shaft 9 below the bracket 6is atubularshaft 14 the-upper endof which has secured to it two disks 15 and 16, and'ar ranged between these and mounted upon the shaft'is a friction whe'el 17 preferably of rubber. The lowerendoftheshaft 9 carries acoll'ar 18 to the under side of" which is -secured a beater head 19, and rigidly secured to the lower end of the shaft 14 is a similar collar 20 to which is secured a second beater. head'21. These beater heads are of propeller blade shape, and under rapid rotation the lowerhead will lift the egg or cream, while the upper will force it downward, thereby obtaining a rapid circulation and an, eifec tive frothing of the substance.

' The bracket 6 is provided with a lateral extension 22 in which is secured the free end of the head 3, and bythis means the head is caused to retain its shape, and be effective in resisting compressionfdue to pressure onthe hand-hold 1 when the device is in operation. The two friction wheels 13 and 17 engage with a driving member, preferably a metal friction disk 23, which is journaled upon an adjustingsorew 24 that passes through ably integral therewith the center portion I of the plate being bulged outward so as to the disk and has its inner endthreaded provide proper clearance between the inner end of the screw and the shaft By this be adjusted to compensate for wear of the friction wheels, thus at all times to assure such contact between the partsas willresult simple arrangement, the actuating disk may brackets 5 and 6. It will be seen that the strip is formed with ears, which ears are bent around to form bearings 5 and 7 and the bearings 6 and 8, and that the bearing 6 which embraces the handle rod 2 also embraces the free end of the triangular head 3 and holds it in engagement with the body of the rod.

It will be noted that among the advantages incident to my construction is the fact that the disk 23 may be readily removed for washing or to permit the replacement of the gear wheels and further that by using the friction wheels and a friction disk I avoid the necessity of using toothed gears, which are liable to clog or become dirty and are .i

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,

of the plane of the handle rod, a shaft extending parallel to the handle rod and having a bearing at its lower end in said head, means for supporting said shaft upon the handle rod comprising a strip of metal eX- tending parallel to the handle rod and having ears formed at its upper end, the opposite extremities of said ears being bent around said shaft and around the handle rod, respectively, the lower end of the strip being also formedwith ears, one of which is bent to surround said shaft and the other of which is extended rearward and bent to embrace the handle rod and the free end of the triangular head, a hollow shaft surrounding the lower end of the first named shaft, beaters carried each by one of said shafts, a gear wheel carried'by the upper end of each of said shafts, and a driving gear wheel mounted upon the connecting member and engaging both of said gear wheels to rotate the shafts in opposite directions.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aihx my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

I OLIVER C. SMITH. Witnesses:

HENRY C. SHURTs, Flow. HANENSGHILD.

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents- Washington, I). C. 

